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ble falls, meeting each other, covered over similar to the 

 common hutch-traps, but without doors ; the drop is in 

 the centre : these should be winged. 



When you intend to wire, go in the morning dew, in 

 dry weather ; put down tillers where you intend they 

 should stand, and lay a small piece of white paper 

 opposite every one, to find them by. In the evening, go 

 and plant your wires, which must have stumps to drive 

 into the ground : this may be done easiest with a mallet. 

 Set tljem, bottoms three inches from the ground, right 

 over where they pitch, in the short cross-paths called 

 chops, in the middle of fields. When you can get a 

 few carrots, lay them along in the deep sides of furrows, 

 about two yards distant ; plant a trap betwixt them, as 

 they will quickly run from one to another. In winter, 

 when the snow lies on the ground, these, or parsley, are 

 sure to draw them. Where furrows lead to covers or 

 holds, plant in them and the main paths at evening ; 

 then go in the night and drive the rabbits in with dogs, 

 or a flint and steel is a good substitute. The striking 

 and walking at the same time will cause them to run to- 

 wards home. You may smoke them out of their holds 

 with powder of orpine and stone brimstone. When you 

 wire in cover, discover on which side of a ride the holds 

 are ; and on the contrary side to that from whence they 

 are coming to feed, about a yard in, plant your wires, as 

 they come out very cautiously, and pass very quickly 

 into the other side, where they are taken. This is per- 

 formed in their main paths. 



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